Answer: DRIBBLED

AnswerCrossword Clue
DRIBBLEDBounced the basketball
DRIBBLEDBounced, as in basketball.
DRIBBLEDLarry of the Celtics turned, ran and bounced the basketball (8)
dribbled(chiefly in soccer, field hockey, and basketball) Take (the ball) forward past opponents with slight touches of the feet or the stick, or (in basketball) by continuous bouncing
dribbled(of a liquid) Fall slowly in drops or a thin stream
dribbledAllow saliva to run from the mouth
dribbledPour (a liquid) in such a way
dribbledDRIBBLE, to let saliva flow from the mouth, also DRIVEL, DROOL